sceptical

sceptical
adjective
skeptisch

be sceptical about or of somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache skeptisch gegenüberstehen

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adjective ((often with about) unwilling to believe: They say apples clean your teeth, but I'm sceptical about that myself.) skeptisch
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scep·ti·cal, AM skep·ti·cal
[ˈskeptɪkəl]
adj skeptisch
▪ to be \sceptical about sth/sb etw/jdm gegenüber skeptisch sein
many experts remain \sceptical about this viele Experten bezweifeln das
to remain \sceptical skeptisch bleiben
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(US) ['skeptIkəl]
adj
skeptisch

to be sceptical about or of sth — über etw (acc) or in Bezug auf etw (acc) skeptisch sein

he was sceptical about it — er stand der Sache skeptisch gegenüber, er war skeptisch

I'm sceptical about how necessary this is —

to have/adopt a sceptical attitude toward(s) sth — eine skeptische Haltung gegenüber etw haben/einnehmen

to cast a sceptical eye on or over sth — einen skeptischen Blick auf etw (acc) werfen

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sceptical, besonders US skeptical adj (adv skeptically) skeptisch (auch PHIL), misstrauisch, ungläubig (Lächeln etc):
be sceptical about (oder of) einer Sache skeptisch gegenüberstehen, etwas bezweifeln, zweifeln an (dat)
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adjective
skeptisch

be sceptical about or of somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache skeptisch gegenüberstehen

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(UK) adj.
skeptisch adj.

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